Locomotive.



A. B. LARISON & E. BAPTIST.

LOCOMOTIVE. APPLICATION FILEDJULY 27, 1912. RENEWED AUG. 7,195.

. 1 4 Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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A. B. LARESON & E. BAPTIST.

'LOCOMO'HVE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 27. I912. RENEWED AUG. 7.1915.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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Q Vi/tmwow A BPLARISON 8 E. BAPTIST LOCOMOTIVE.

, APPLICATIQLQFEFJLED JULY 21. 1912. RENEWED AUG- 7. 1915.

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HI'TNESSES INVENTORS ABEL LARISON AND EMANUEL BAPTIST. F ATLANTA, ILLI'NGIFS.

LOCOMOTIYE.

Application filed July 27, 1912, Serial No. 7 115884. Renewed August 7, 1915. Serial No.

To all who) it may concern:

lie it known that we, Anni. B. LARISON and EMANI'HI, BAPTIST, citizens of the United States, I filing at Atlanta, in the counties ot Logan and Sangamon and State of Illinois, havednvented certain new and useful improvements in laicomotiycs, of which the following 'is a specification.

This invention relates to improvei'nents in lm-omotives. I

lhe primary object of this invention is to construct a locomotive in which the motive power used. is compressed air instead of steam.

In carrying out the invention. the compressed an is created or generated by air compressors driven by gasole'ne engines and the exhaust from the gasolene engines is utilized in keepingtlie boiler, which serves as a reservoir, sutiici'ently warm that the moisture collected from the air will not freeze during severo'cold weather. The exhaust max also be utilized for heating the oil used for lubrieating the cylinders. etc.

"lhe advantages of our improvements are thal they reduce the expense ot fuel to a minimum and also eliminate water and coal stations.

With the 'l'ore' going objects in View the invention consists in the novel features oi construction, combination and arrangement, of parts illustrated in the drawings and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the aeronmanying drawings:l*igurc Il'is a side elevation of a locomotive, diagrainmatieally illustrated, constructed to run by compressed air instead of steam in accordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the frame of the locomotive. at the rear of the cab showing the air compressors and g'asolene engines mounted thereon with the parts represented on an en larged scale and i ig'. P is a sectional e le\'a tion of the rear half of the. locomotive with the nnprm'cments applied.

Referring to the drawings for a more particular description of the invention, 1 indicates the boiler ot' the locomotive, 2 the heating fines and 3 the cab.

in constructing the locomotive in accordance with our invention, the engine frame is extended to the rear bevond the cal; 3 forming a platform or support. for the air coinpressors 5. The air compressors 5 are arranged in two longitudinal series four in Specification of Letters Patent.

ed in the bearings 7.

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each series, at opposite sides of the frame -l', each series being driven by a shaft- 6 mount- The shafts 8 are driven by the. 'asolcne engines 8',niounted at the rear end ot the 'platioi-in i. I

it compressed air snpplypipe 9 communiiates with the rear com ressor of each series, said pipes extending forwardly and connected together at their front ends by the coupling 10 with the main. supply pipe, 11 which leads to the rear end ofthe 'boiler. The pipes E. are connechnl with the individual air compressors by the branch pipes 172. The exhaust from the gasolene engines is conveyed by the longitudinally disposed pipes 13 to the main centrally disposed pipe 1-l which passes through. the cylinder 15 and communicates with the chamber 16 ot' the. heating); lines in this way. the exhaust from the gasolene engines is utilized "to keep the boiler warm so that the moisture collect ed from the air will not freeze during" severe cold weather. it being understood that the boiler serves as aoreservoir for the compressed air which is used in place of steam to drive the engine. A i

The cylinder 15 may be tilled with oil to he used for lulnieatinn' the cylindn's, etc, by the supply pipe U in which case the oil will be kept in a properly heated condition by the exhaust passing through the cylinder in the pipe ii. The chamber 12*? may be en1- ployed as a reservoir for the gasolene used to run the nasolene engines being: conveyed t'rcnr the reservoir by the. teed pipe 19 and other suitable connections, not. shown.

it is to be understood that the arrangement shown in the drawings is a more suggestion of how the exhaust may be utilized in heating; the oil in lubricating the eylinders or other parts and that any other arrangement necessary to give the best results may be had.

It is also to be understood that we are not to be restricted to the use of any particular number of compressors. that .is, we may use four compressors on each shaft or a creator or less number, depending on the amount of power to be developed.

The gasolene in the reservoir 18. may be supplied by the feed pipeQOor other suit able means. It a modern steaznengine is transfiirn'ied into a compressed air driven locom tive in accordance with our invention, the gasolene engines and compressors may bl; mounted on the run-boards or may be placed in the'fire box or other convenient location. i

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings, it is tl'iought that the construction and advantages of this invention will be understood without requirfiues in said reservoir, compressed air supcompressed air ply pipes for conveying the to'the air reservoir, an exhaust pipe from the gasolene engine to the .tlues 1n the air compressors directreservoir, an oil reservoir disposed about the exhaust pipe whereby the oil may be heated, and piping from the oil reservoir to the air compressor and gasolene engine for the lubrication thereof, substantially as described.

2. In a locomotive, thecombination ofan air compressor, a gasolene engine for driving the air compressor, driving cylinders for the locomotive actuated by compressed air from the air compressor, an oil reservoir disposed about the exhaust pipe from'the englne to! heating the 011 used for the locomotive, and pipe means for conveying the oil from the ()li reservoir to the air compressor and gasolene engine and to the driv iln cylinders of the locomotive for the lnbrlcation thereof, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof. we aiiix our signatures in presence of 'two witnesses.

ABEL B. LARISON. EMAN U EL BAPTIST.

\Vitnesses T. C. 1 ()GARTY,

THOMAS 'M0D0NAL1). 

